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box 3x3x6, at $25.00 each, to be used in cleaning horse and cattle 

 barns. 



Secretary was also authorized to place an order for one Stude- 

 baker sprinkler for track. 



The committee carefully went over the order for tickets and 

 decided to reserve box seats in the amphitheater at 75c and bal- 

 ance of stand at 50c ; also decided upon the number and kinds of 

 helpers' and employes' and free tickets to be ordered printed. 



Secretary was instructed to get quotations and order 15,000 gal- 

 lons of No. 2 road oil. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 JULY 3, 4, 5, 1913. 



The committee met with the following members present: Cam- 

 eron, Olson and Corey ; also member of the Board J. P. Mullen. 



On the morning of the 3rd, at ten o'clock, the committee ap- 

 peared before the Railroad Commission to be present at the hear- 

 ing set by said Commission to hear evidence on the application of 

 the Iowa Department of Agriculture for reduced rates on all rail- 

 roads for the State Fair and Exposition, August 20-28, 1913. Evi- 

 dence was submitted showing that the bona fide attendance at the 

 Iowa State Fair and Exposition August 24-30, 1912, was 179,436. 

 Evidence was also submitted to show that the 58th annual exhibi- 

 tion had been held. After this evidence had been submitted the 

 railroad attorneys present were given the privilege of question- 

 ing the ■s\atnesses ; they also filed a "v\Titten statement relative to 

 their attitude in the case. At the close of the hearing the Com- 

 mission announced that their decision w^ould be forthcoming at an 

 early date. 



The executive committee adopted the following resolution: 



Whereas, Mr. Clifford Thorne, Railroad Commissioner for the State 

 of Iowa, is thoroughly conversant with the law enacted by the 35th General 

 Assembly giving the commission authority to order reduced rates on all 

 railroads to fairs asad expositions where the bona fide paid admission the 

 previous year was in excess of 75,000, and 



Whereas, He is in possession of a large amount of other information 

 relative to passenger rates, and 



Whereas, He is in a position to render the Iowa Department of Agri- 

 culture valuable service in event the case now pending before the commis- 

 sion is taken into the courts; be it 



Resolved, That he be retained by the executive committee to repre- 

 sent the Iowa Department of Agriculture as legal counsel in any case 



